SB2021110413 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Cisco Policy Suite
Published: November 4, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021110413
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40119)
CWE-ID: CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the re-use of static SSH keys across installations. A remote attacker can extract a key from a system under their control and log in to an affected system as the root user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.